Three new species of the spider genus Asceua from Malaysia (Araneae, Zodariidae)AuthorZhang, Bao-ShiAuthorZhang, FengtextZooKeys20187893749http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.789.24261journal articlehttp://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.789.242611313-2970-789-372266A014E7FC44DCAE91334B06C8BD9D2266A014E7FC44DCAE91334B06C8BD9DAsceua bifurcasp. n.
Figs 1, 2, 3
Type material.
Holotype ♂, Malaysia, Sabah, Jalan Tambunan, Penampang,
05°48.739'N
,
116°20.522'E
, elev. 1583 m, 16 October 2015, Z.Z. Gao leg. Paratypes: 1 ♂ and 2 ♀, same data as holotype.
Diagnosis.
The males of
A. bifurca
are very similar to those of
A. radiosaJocque
, 1986 (from the Comoro Islands) in having a large concavity on the basal embolus and a short conductor. The two species can be easily distinguished by the conductor being bifurcated in the new species, while it is not bifurcated in
A. radiosa
. The posterior part of the dorsal abdomen has three white median bands in the new species that are absent in
A. radiosa
(Figs 1A, B, 2
A-C
, 3
A-C
). The females of this new species resemble those of
A. piperata
Ono, 2004 (from Vietnam) in having a hillock between the two copulatory openings, but the two spermathecae are spaced by copulatory ducts in the new species while they are adjacent in
A. piperata
(Figs 2D, E, 3D, E).